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Shrimpers descend on Raleigh to oppose trawling restrictions
Lawmakers held a press conference concerning recent opposition to a bill limiting shrimp trawling on the NC coast.
Legislation restricting shrimp trawling faces strong opposition.
RALEIGH — North Carolina's fish farming industry remains fairly small — generating about $52 million in revenues in 2010, about $2 million less than the previous year. For comparison, the state’s agriculture industry as a whole (aquaculture included) accounted for $9.2 billion in 2009.